Meet People with FA

Sam

Hello, my name is Sam. Laughing at life from an early age got me through the early days of my Friedreich's Ataxia diagnosis so much that I wanted to be a comedian when I grew up........BUT, my mom made me go to college. So…I attended Southern Connecticut State University and graduated in May 2010 with a degree in Communications and a specialization in video production. My dream job is to work at ESPN. I have always been a huge sports fan and would love to be a post production editor. Three years later and 15 interviews I refuse to give up! I'm starting to think maybe the mailroom just to get my foot in the door at ESPN!

My favorite sport is football. I am a Denver Broncos fan and a New York Giants fan (mainly because of the Manning brothers). Because I went to school for video production, I love all types of television and movies, although my favorite movie of all time is Goodfellas.

The real love of my life is working out. I like to do all kinds of exercise at the gym and at my home gym working out with my trainer Bob. In my home home gym I like to lift weights, stand in my standing frame, use my stationery bike or just throw a football. More than anything, during the warm seasons, I love to ride my hand trike especially on scenic bike trails. It gives me such a feeling of freedom.

I now have 9 tattoos and hope to add to that soon. I appreciate my life and have learned to work past any obstacles to get what I need in life, true happiness.